{"product_id":"best-practices-for-faculty-search-committees-how-to-review-applications-and-interview-candidates-hardcover","title":"Best Practices for Faculty Search Committees: How to Review Applications and Interview Candidates - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey L. Buller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe essential guidebook for effective faculty hiring committees\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Practices for Faculty Search Committees\u003c\/i\u003e presents a clear, direct action plan for faculty and administration involved in hiring. Written by a veteran university administrator, this book lays out a step-by-step process for selecting the right candidate for the job. Practical guidance on application review, interviewing, and evaluation walks you through established and effective methods, while case studies and examples from a variety of institutions provide insight into real-world implementation. Whether you're serving on a faculty search committee for the first time, or simply seeking a more efficient route to the best candidate, this book provides invaluable guidance that can streamline the search and selection process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTenure-track and long-term opportunities don't come about every day, so it's essential for hiring committees to make the correct choice. While the search process may be codified to an extent by your institution, there is still plenty of room for error or misjudgment; this book helps you keep the process on track and moving forward until the best candidate is identified. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop criteria for efficient and informative application review\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConduct in-depth interviews that provide a clear picture of fit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluate final candidates on the most pertinent points for the job\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost faculty search resources are technical in nature, with little guidance on getting the job done properly and efficiently; best practices tend to be unwritten, and frequently verge into \"habit\" rather than critically evaluated method. \u003ci\u003eBest Practices for Faculty Search Committees\u003c\/i\u003e provides clear, concise, concrete guidance for a more efficient, effective, and successful candidate search.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MUST-HAVE GUIDE FOR EFFECTIVE FACULTY HIRING COMMITTEES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Conducting faculty searches continues to be challenging, most often because search committees are composed of faculty members who do not do this work on a regular basis. Without guidance, well-intentioned search committees can make errors that diminish their overall success. Buller's timely, and strategically useful, book provides concrete advice to search committees, helping them avoid common mistakes while aiding their work in ways that advance quality, diversity, and overall institutional success.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--James Soto Antony, \u003c\/b\u003e Faculty Director, Higher Education Program, Harvard University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"From ensuring diverse applicant pools to designing effective interviews, Jeff Buller charts a seamless process to help faculty search committees bring forward qualified and collegial job candidates. Search committees and hiring managers alike can benefit from this useful guide.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Linda Bleicken, \u003c\/b\u003e President, Armstrong State University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"In \u003ci\u003eBest Practices for Faculty Search Committees, \u003c\/i\u003e Dr. Jeffrey Buller extends his expertise in providing practical suggestions for higher education administration to the academic hiring process. Whether you are a participant, chair or hiring official, you will find the advice and guidance offered by Dr. Buller extremely useful in avoiding pitfalls in the process and ensuring your search maximizes its chances of hiring the right individual for the position.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Joseph R. Marbach, \u003c\/b\u003e President, Georgian Court University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEFFREY L. BULLER\u003c\/b\u003e has served in administrative positions ranging from department chair to vice president for academic affairs at four very different institutions: Loras College, Georgia Southern University, Mary Baldwin College, and Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of thirteen books on higher education administration, a textbook for first year college students, and a book of essays on the music dramas of Richard Wagner. More recently, he has been active as a consultant to the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia, and, along with Robert E. Cipriano, is a senior partner in ATLAS: Academic Training, Leadership, \u0026amp; Assessment Services, through which he has presented numerous workshops on academic leadership and faculty searches. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Academic Dean or Provost, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and \u003ci\u003eChange Leadership in Higher Education: A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733345570879,"sku":"9781119349969","price":62.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/591b32944357c211cc65d6262d15f3dc.webp?v=1765135594","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/best-practices-for-faculty-search-committees-how-to-review-applications-and-interview-candidates-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}